Shari Redstone says CBS leaders made ‘bad mistake’ with handling of Ta-Nehisi Coates interview fallout
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Shari Redstone, the chairwoman and CEO of CBS’ parent company Paramount Global, said Wednesday that CBS leadership made a “bad mistake” in how they handled the fallout over “CBS Mornings” co-anchor Tony Dokoupil’s contentious last week interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Shari Redstone, the chairwoman and CEO of CBS parent company Paramount Global, said Wednesday that CBS leadership made a “bad mistake” with their handling of the fallout over “CBS Mornings” co-anchor Tony Dokoupil’s contentious interview last week with author Ta-Nehisi Coates. In stark opposition to what CBS editorial leadership told staff on Monday, Redstone said she did not think Dokoupil violated editorial standards during the interview. “I think Tony did a great job with that interview. I think he handled himself and showed the world and modeled what civil discourse is. He showed that there was accountability, that there is a system of checks and balances, and frankly, I was very proud of the work that he did,” Redstone said Wednesday during a panel at AdWeek in New York. Redstone said she’s expressed her support to Dokoupil directly, but that she’s “very glad” CBS had Coates on the air to discuss the acclaimed author’s new book, “The Message.” “But we have to also provide the opportunity to challenge him on what he says, just like we challenge everybody else,” Redstone said. Coates, a National Book Award winner, released “The Message” last week, in which he portrays Israel’s treatment of Palestinians as a moral crime, one that many Americans can’t or won’t face directly.
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